Explore the Family Name Crosthwaite

The meaning of Crosthwaite

English: habitational name from any of several places in Cumberland, Westmorland, and North Yorkshire named from Old Norse kross ‘cross’ + thveit ‘clearing’.

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How common is the last name Crosthwaite in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Crosthwaite has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname moved down slightly from 37,043 in 2000 to 37,076 in 2010, marking a change rate of -0.09 percent. However, the overall count of individuals with this last name increased by 6.17 percent, from 567 in 2000 to 602 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.76 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,043	#37,076	-0.09%
Count	567	602	6.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Crosthwaite

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Crosthwaite, the Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 69.84 percent in 2000 to 68.60 percent in 2010. The second largest group was those identifying as Hispanic, which saw an increase from 26.10 percent in 2000 to 29.90 percent in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races declined by 32.52 percent, and American Indian and Alaskan Native went from 1.59 percent in 2000 to being suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.84%	68.6%	-1.78%
Hispanic	26.1%	29.9%	14.56%
Two or More Races	1.23%	0.83%	-32.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.59%	0%	0%